Pirojpur District
English
editEtymology
editNamed after a certain royal figure called Firoz, whose exact identity is debated; thus ultimately a corruption of ফিরোজপুর (phirōjpur), a bilingual compound of Classical Persian فَیروز (fīrōz, “victorious”) + Sanskrit पुर (pura, “fortress, town”).
Proper noun
edit- One of the six districts in the Barisal Division of Bangladesh
Translations
editPirojpur District
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